Agriculture
Over 90 trained in advancing climate-smart agriculture in Guyana
Press Release: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), successfully conducted a series of training sessions on Integrated Crop Production Management and Digital Sensor Systems under Protected Cultivation. The training commenced at the Mangrove Centre...
Guyana strengthening disease surveillance, veterinary systems to secure livestock sector
Disease surveillance and veterinary services are being prioritised as Guyana ramps up its efforts to produce high quality livestock and...
Another record-breaking rice harvest as production surpasses 800,000 tonnes
Guyana’s rice industry is on track to achieve another historic year, with production already surpassing the 800,000-tonne mark before the...
Relief for hundreds of farmers with installation of $75M pump at Crabwood Creek
Hundreds of farmers in the Upper Corentyne area will now benefit from a new 80 cusec pump which was installed...
Pakuri will be a model farming community- President Ali
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said that Pakuri Village (St Cuthbert’s Mission) will be a model for integrated farms for...
Israel interested in supporting local machinery company
See below full release from General Equipment Guyana Ltd (GENEQUIP): On Thursday 16th March 2023, Israeli’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Guyana,...
Vehicles for small-scale farmers as IDB gifts Agriculture Ministry $1.4B in equipment
Farmers across the country were Tuesday gifted vehicles valued over $1.4 billion to assist them with accessing their farmlands and...
Guyanese fisherfolk complain of increased license rental costs to fish in Surinamese waters
Guyanese fisherfolk who ply their trade in waters off the coast of Suriname are complaining of increased rental fees for...
Almost $2B for immediate improvements to drainage, irrigation facilities countrywide
Several contracts amounting to $1.7 billion were Monday awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture, aimed at improving drainage and irrigation...
Fresh herbs, lettuce part of US$15.7M hydroponics project
An Israeli company, Karligo Inc., is investing US$15.7 million in a new hydroponics project in Guyana and a release from...
Delayed arrival of some blackbelly sheep from Barbados stalls full rollout of project locally
Barbados Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir has assured Guyanese authorities that the remaining batches of blackbelly sheep will arrive in...
Boosting sugar production part of new plans with India – Jagdeo
With the government focused on revitalising the sugar industry, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says Guyana will be tapping into...
Rice farmers to be paid at least $4,000 per bag of paddy
Rice farmers will be paid at least $4,000 per bag of paddy for the first crop of 2023 as part...
With 10,500 acres of land to open up in Reg. 5, Mustapha urges farmers to desist from subletting farmlands
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha is urging Region Five farmers to desist from subletting as he reiterated the Government of Guyana’s...
Tools & seeds among $1.8M support for Reg. 5 farmers
Three farmers groups from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Wednesday, benefited from farming tools and other inputs to boost their production...
Farmers get over $6M in equipment to boost production
To improve and increase their production in the agriculture sector, farmers from ten communities along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Wednesday...
Rice farmers call for better paddy prices
Rice farmers continue to agitate for better paddy prices as they grapple with higher input costs and Agriculture Minister Zulfikar...
Kale, strawberries among crops targeted for new Guyana-led food plan
Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali made another food production proposal to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and now, countries will soon...
Guyana-led shade house project in CARICOM to tap into US Gov’t funds
Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali proposed a new project to boost food production across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and regional...
New processing plant among relief for Yarrowkabra farmers- Mustapha announces
Farmers living at Circuitville and Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway will soon be the beneficiaries of a swine facility,...
Region Six farmers to benefit from major infrastructure, other agricultural interventions
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday reaffirmed government’s commitment to addressing the needs of farmers across the region to...
